Uvac Canyon is one of the most picturesque regions of Serbia, an ecologic oasis and a natural reserve. Uvac Canyon is one of the few remaining habitats of the griffon vulture, rare birds of prey that belong to the same genus as Eagles. The habitat in Uvac Canyon has more than 300 birds, and during the nineties they were on the verge of extinction. Thanks to the Fund for the Protection of Birds of Prey "Griffon Vulture" from Nova Varoš, the habitat is preserved from extinction, so today there are more than 300 vultures there. There are only few habitats of these birds of prey in the Balkan Peninsula.